Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] be little [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the school 's belief that the creation of special units would not solve the behavioural problems which we encounter and furthermore there was little likelihood of re-integration into mainstream schooling ( a view largely substantiated by the available evidence of many of the existing units ) . |
| 2 | So there is little chance of our newsreaders breaking off , US-style , from a headline story to extol the virtues of a brand of paint , or even a national newspaper . |
| 3 | So there is little chance that the 1993 programme will go for short-term audience gain at the expense of long-term credibility . |
| 4 | So there is little difficulty in believing those researchers who conclude from a study of the detailed structure of both adult and larva that the flatworms are descended from simpler organisms like corals and jellyfish . |
| 5 | So there is little check on them , except by referring to clinical case material for prohibitions or actions analogous to those in the tribe . |
| 6 | Very close to the wall is small and so there is little energy production ; far from it , is small with the same consequence . |
| 7 | In the period after 1945 the Liberals were at a very low ebb and had significant support only in rural areas of Scotland , Wales and South-West England where industrial development was largely absent and so there was little trade union activity . |
| 8 | So it was little surprise to me when one evening after a skirmish Mum had blown up at Dad with more than her normal vehemence . |
| 9 | Thus there was little incentive to overcome the second factor , namely that Moscow 's early view of Latin America was governed by what became known as the law of ‘ geographical fatalism ’ . |
| 10 | Meanwhile there 's little question that the TV election was won by an outsider barely rated last time round , Channel 4 's Vincent Hanna . |
| 11 | Nevertheless there is little doubt that in the cases of Frederick and Joseph at least a feeling that an enlightened ruler ought to be above merely personal and family considerations , that it was his duty to sacrifice them ruthlessly on the altar of the State , was a factor in their behaviour to their own blood relations . |
| 12 | It is now entrenched so deeply there is little chance of it being overturned . |
| 13 | Sooner or later there is little doubt that the reticent Prince of Wales will have to make some kind of statement . |
| 14 | Clearly there is little traffic on this road . |
| 15 | Similarly there is little correlation between farming profits and farm workers ' wages on a regional basis . |
| 16 | Similarly there is little indication of concentration leading to major ‘ managerial ’ restructuring of union organisation or to change in traditional attitudes . |
| 17 | Medically there is little change in factors such as blood pressure , and risk of heart disease , though there could be a moderate fall in blood cholesterol level if this is elevated at the start of the diet . |
| 18 | And I would say to you that really there 's little point in making any major changes there until you , you 're able to assess it properly . |
| 19 | Yet so far there is little evidence of this effect . |
| 20 | However , an awareness of the immensity of the art-cities of the dead , the archival mounds of texts , files , artefacts , art works , videos , tapes , should put us wise to the horrible truth that if we are not on record now there 's little hope of any but the most persistent archaeologising feminist noticing the omission in the future . |
| 21 | Often there is little respite when they get here . |
| 22 | More often there is little awareness of either the potential for independent living or how its denial is a denial of a basic human right . |
| 23 | Often there was little sympathy with the position of women , but rather a strong commitment to a cause or an ideal ; this was the case with Florence Nightingale and the leading women educationalists , Miss Beale and Miss Buss , both of whom turned down offers of marriage . |
| 24 | Today there is little sign of the feminine touch in the Cabinet at Westminster . |
| 25 | Today there is little doubt that northern and western Britain , now including industrial areas , form part of the relatively deprived ‘ periphery ’ of western Europe — with southern Spain and southern Italy . |
| 26 | But today there is little hint of Allison 's old Champagne Charlie image . |
| 27 | Generally speaking the lift seems to have worked very satisfactorily , but even here there is little information , either in the minute books or in other records of the Company . |
| 28 | Here there is little site competition , little aggression , and a development of displays based on locomotion . |
| 29 | So the apparently boundless diversity of plant life disappears when one recalls that all plants are composed of carbon , hydrogen , oxygen , nitrogen and a few less important elements , and that chemically there is little difference between a daisy and an oak tree . |
| 30 | So , for whom is Belfast working ? — surely there is little hope that West Belfast will ever really work until the ‘ hidden agenda ’ is acknowledged and changed ! |